Edwardsiella spp.
MICROBIOLOGY
- Facultatively anaerobic, motile, non-lactose fermenting, Gram-negative rod.
- Inhabits fresh and brackish waters, isolated as intestinal commensal from cold- and warm-blooded animals.
- Although it is primarily a fish pathogen, it is also found in amphibians, reptiles, and birds, usually in marine waters.
- Stains with Congo Red, iron-loving
- Inhabits fresh and brackish waters, isolated as intestinal commensal from cold- and warm-blooded animals.
- Edwardsiella spp.
- E. tarda is the primary human pathogen.
- It behaves similarly regarding biochemical, virulence, and clinical profile to Salmonella spp.
- Other species mainly isolated from fish: E. hoshinae, E. ictaluri (catfish), E. piscidida
- E. tarda is the primary human pathogen.
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Last updated: May 10, 2024
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Auwaerter, Paul G. "Edwardsiella Spp." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540736/all/Edwardsiella_spp_.
Auwaerter PG. Edwardsiella spp. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540736/all/Edwardsiella_spp_. Accessed October 3, 2024.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2024). Edwardsiella spp. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540736/all/Edwardsiella_spp_
Auwaerter PG. Edwardsiella Spp [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2024 October 03]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540736/all/Edwardsiella_spp_.
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